[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist":3,"chapter-this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-605":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1532662,1991,"Chapter 605: 605: World’s Grave Forest: The Choice","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-605",605,"\u003Cp>So, among these nearly winning hands, were Snowland and Forest Sea hidden within?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would the Owl Emperor or Moon Empress recognize their own worlds?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if BS were ever shattered, would it too become one of these gravestone tiles?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita picked up the [■·Troublemaker Rabbit Tail] and placed it gently atop the line of World's Grave Forest tiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why had Rabbit 4 wanted her to reshuffle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It certainly wasn't for her sake. Rabbit 4 might have been intrigued by her, but certainly not as much as Rabbit 1 or Rabbit 3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her current hand wasn't anything remarkable. Whether she reshuffled or not wouldn't make much of a difference—there wasn't much excitement to be had from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only explanation…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone was about to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Rabbit 4 wanted to watch the chaos unfold just before they could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone would be entertaining enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, maybe the player on the verge of winning had something to do with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maple Syrup? Mistblade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagining their face when they realized the game had been reshuffled at the last second, Rita couldn't help but grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no fear in her heart—only anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She no longer worried about attracting powerful enemies by standing in the spotlight, about being noticed and hunted down while still trying to build her strength from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since returning from Dark City, she'd accepted it: from this point on, no matter how low she tried to keep her profile, hiding in the dark was no longer an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rabbit tail was activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light flowed into the forest of gravestones. The long row of mahjong tiles toppled in unison, flipping face down with a satisfying thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more movement—but then came the sound of tiles being washed and shuffled, echoing through the room for a full five minutes before falling silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! The reshuffling is about to begin. Do you want to remain anonymous as the one who triggered it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—a choice to remain anonymous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relief washed over Rita. Without hesitation, she selected anonymity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Divine Game Announcement: Due to the efforts of a mysterious player, the Lania Kaia World's Grave Forest has been reshuffled.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita smiled in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enemies or not, there was a difference between conflict forced by game mechanics and being hunted down over personal grudges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, days later, battlefield chat was still buzzing with talk of the chaos that followed that day's reshuffle—players smashing tiles in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita eyed the seventeen navy-blue mahjong tiles on the table, and for once, felt a rare flicker of nervousness. She rubbed her hands together and asked Nivalis, \"Do you think I'll lift them and instantly win?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis, thinking of Rita's legendary bad luck at mahjong, swatted her fantasy aside: \"Absolutely not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita pressed down on both ends of the tiles, lifted, and spread them out with practiced hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gesture was smooth, almost too professional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So was her posture—legs crossed, one hand examining the tiles with care, the other resting on the back of her chair, completely relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[4-Character], [8-Character], [3-Bamboo], [9-Character], [2-Dot], [2-Dot], [8-Bamboo], [8-Bamboo], [Red Dragon], [Red Dragon], [East Wind], [8-Dot], [7-Character], [9-Character], [3-Bamboo], [1-Bamboo], [5-Dot]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita's expression turned solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis, who'd been crouched in the corner of the table, tensed. Was the hand that bad?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly leaned over to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913 floated over too—it understood mahjong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they both watched as Rita—still very serious—started grouping the tiles into sets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis, who'd already memorized the hand, stared blankly: \"…Don't you have a perfect photographic memory now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita pursed her lips, setting the tiles into place with almost religious reverence. \"Mahjong is sacred. Don't sully it with shortcuts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"…\" So you're saying you'd rather not use your brain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hand was now neatly laid out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three mini \"trains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shortest: a sequence—[7-Character], [8-Character], [9-Character]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The longest: four pairs—[2-Dot]×2, [3-Bamboo]×2, [8-Bamboo]×2, [Red Dragon]×2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And six leftover singles—[4-Character], [9-Character], [1-Bamboo], [5-Dot], [8-Dot], [East Wind]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita propped her chin in her hand, staring at her tiles. Nivalis's head throbbed just from looking at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is worse than before,\" Nivalis muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita shook her head. \"It's a performance. The gods want a good show.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was her. Next time, it would be someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wouldn't waste the opportunity. If the gods wanted entertainment, she'd give them a spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, with this many tiles, how bad could the result really be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, three sequences gave her the key World's Grave Forest: Fearless. What would eleven tiles produce?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grouped the sequence and pairs and pressed them together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They snapped into place like magnets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[World's Grave Forest: The Choice] – World's Grave Forest Key ★★★ (Required to enter World Battlefield)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skill 1: Legendary Prologue – When entering the World Battlefield, you and your pet each unlock two divine-grade talent skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skill 2: War Horn – When entering the World Battlefield, you and your pet each unlock three additional skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skill 3: Death Like the Wind – Once per Divine Game, you and your pet can use this to instantly return to the nearest safe zone, ignoring all restrictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skill 4: Reconsider – Once per Divine Game, you can change the unlocked effect of any World Tomb tile you possess into a different one of your choosing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita's eyes lit up at the fourth skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant she could wait until she saw the game rules and then swap the effect of a wildcard tile—mid-game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was far better than [Veteran Player].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking again at her \"junk\" tiles: [4-Character], [9-Character], [1-Bamboo], [5-Dot], [8-Dot], [East Wind].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignore the useless [1-Bamboo]. [4-Character] and [9-Character] unlocked tools, [5-Dot] and [8-Dot] unlocked artifacts, and [East Wind] unlocked a skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita sat up straighter, brows furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had purchased [7-Character] only two weeks ago and couldn't buy another yet, this hand—surprisingly—was turning out pretty decent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a winning hand, but it was more useful than what she had before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis, still thinking in mahjong terms, mumbled about needing a Two Bamboo…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Divine Game Announcement: Mistblade has used the Divine Game reward \"Who's Cheating?\" to identify the player who triggered the reshuffle.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"Holy crap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah. So Mistblade was the one about to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, no need to be so dramatic about it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also—wait, so you could just… check who reshuffled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then why the hell did they even bother asking if she wanted to be anonymous?!\u003C\u002Fp>",1060,"2026-06-06T06:15:13.778Z",1,"novelbin.me","cda76a5c72a1778e6a56d07a022606eea5bd51425cb5e6f6f8749ca58eed377e","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-606","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-604",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]